Bangladesh’s cabinet on Monday approved the death penalty for rapists amid nationwide protests in the wake of a series of gang rapes and sexual assaults.

WION Dispatch: Bangladesh approves death penalty for rape amid protests

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/cabinet-approves-promulgation-of-the-fugitive-economic-offenders-ordinance--131847">Cabinet approves promulgation of Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance</a>

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to promulgate the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018 ("the Ordinance"). &nbspThe Ordinance would lay down the measures to empower Indian authorities to attach and confiscate proceeds of crime associated with economic offenders and the properties of the economic offenders and thereby deter economic offenders from evading the process of Indian law by remaining outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts.

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/union-cabinet-approves-death-penalty-for-rape-of-children-under-12-131823">Union cabinet approves </a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/union-cabinet-approves-death-penalty-for-rape-of-children-under-12-131823">ordinance</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/union-cabinet-approves-death-penalty-for-rape-of-children-under-12-131823"> for </a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/union-cabinet-approves-death-penalty-for-rape-of-children-under-12-131823">death</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/union-cabinet-approves-death-penalty-for-rape-of-children-under-12-131823"> penalty for rape of children</a>

The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age.

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/bjp-will-rid-raebareli-of-parivarvad-amit-shah-131864">BJP will rid Raebareli of '</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/bjp-will-rid-raebareli-of-parivarvad-amit-shah-131864">parivarvad</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/bjp-will-rid-raebareli-of-parivarvad-amit-shah-131864">': Amit Shah</a>

Taking his party's fight against the Congress to the Gandhi family's pocket borough, BJP president Amit Shah today said his party would rid Rae Bareli, the Lok Sabha constituency of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, of 'parivarvad' and take it on the path of development.

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/south-korean-is-sceptical-of-north-koreas-nuclear-promises-131854">South Korean is sceptical of North Korea's 'nuclear' promises</a>

North Korea's announcement of a halt in its nuclear and missile tests was met with scepticism by many South Koreans on Saturday, highlighting political risk for the South's president as he embarks on the latest push for peace on the peninsula.

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-milind-soman-and-ankita-konwar-finally-getting-married-today-at-alibaug-131833">Milind Soman and Ankita Konwar finally getting married today at Alibaug</a>

Milind Sonam and Ankita Konwar are finally getting married. The former model and his girlfriend have zeroed it on Alibaug as their wedding destination. &nbsp

Cabinet approves promulgation of Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to promulgate the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018 ("the Ordinance"). &nbspThe Ordinance would lay down the measures to empower Indian authorities to attach and confiscate proceeds of crime associated with economic offenders and the properties of the economic offenders and thereby deter economic offenders from evading the process of Indian law by remaining outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts. Union cabinet approves ordinance for death penalty for rape of children The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age. BJP will rid Raebareli of 'parivarvad': Amit Shah Taking his party's fight against the Congress to the Gandhi family's pocket borough, BJP president Amit Shah today said his party would rid Rae Bareli, the Lok Sabha constituency of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, of 'parivarvad' and take it on the path of development. South Korean is sceptical of North Korea's 'nuclear' promises North Korea's announcement of a halt in its nuclear and missile tests was met with scepticism by many South Koreans on Saturday, highlighting political risk for the South's president as he embarks on the latest push for peace on the peninsula. Milind Soman and Ankita Konwar finally getting married today at Alibaug Milind Sonam and Ankita Konwar are finally getting married. The former model and his girlfriend have zeroed it on Alibaug as their wedding destination.

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